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DERIAN

  • verb [ weak ]
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Grammar
DERIAN, derigan; part.deriende, derigende ic derige, ðú derast, detest, he deraþ, dereþ, pl.deriaþ, deregaþ ; p. ode, ede ; pp. od, ed; v. trans. dat.
Wright's OE grammar
§525;
To injure, hurt, harm, damage; nocēre, lædĕre, obesse
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  • Him ða stormas derian ne máhan [derigan ne mǽgon MS. Cot.]

    the storms cannot hurt him,

    • Bt. 7,
    • 3;
    • Fox 22, 6: Bt. Met, Fox 12,
    • 8;
    • Met. 12,
    • 4.
  • He ne forlét mannan derian heom

    non relīquit homĭnem nocēre eis,

    • Ps. Lamb. 104,
    • 14.
  • Derigende

    nŏcens,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 9,
    • 38;
    • Som. 12,
    • 51.
  • Dém Driht derigende [deriende MS. T; ða deriendan, Lamb.] me judĭca Domĭne nocentes me, Ps. Spl. 34, 1, Ic derige

    noceo,

    • Ælfc. Gr. 43
    • ;
    • Som. 44, 41: Ps. Lamb. 88,
    • 34.
  • Hit me ne deraþ

    it shall not hurt me,

    • Homl. Th. i. 72, 13: Boutr. Scrd. 31,
    • 18.
  • Hió oft dereþ unscyldegum

    she often injures the guiltless,

    • Bt. Met. Fox 4,
    • 71;
    • Met. 4, 36: 26,
    • 221;
    • Met. 26,
    • 111.
  • On worulde monnum ne deriaþ máne áþas wicked oaths inflict no injury on men in the world, 4, 95; Met. 4, 48: Past. 59; Hat. MS. Náuht ne deregaþ monnum máne áþas

    wicked oaths in no wise injure men,

    • Bt. 4
    • ;
    • Fox 8,
    • 16.
  • He derode manna gesihþum

    he injured men's sight,

    • Homl. Th. i. 454, 21: Hexam. 16
    • ;
    • Norm. 24, 3: Chr. 1032
    • ;
    • Erl. 164, 2: Boutr. Scrd. 18,
    • 3.
  • Gif ðú ðínum cristenum bréðer deredest

    if thou injuredst thy christian brother,

    • Homl. Th. i. 54,
    • 22.
  • Him ówiht ne derede

    naught harmed them,

    • Cd. 188
    • ;
    • Th. 233,
    • 11;
    • Dan. 274: 23
    • ;
    • Th. 30,
    • 24;
    • Gen. 471
    • .
  • Ðæt ðú me ne derige

    ne nŏceas mihi,

    • Gen. 21,
    • 23.
  • Swá hwæt swá mannum derige, ðæt is eall for úrum synnum

    whatsoever is injurious to men, is all for our sins,

    • Homl. Th. i. 16,
    • 25.
Etymology
[
Piers P. dere:
Chauc. dere:
Laym. derede, p:
O. Sax. derian:
Frs. deare, derre:
O. Frs. dera:
Dut. deren:
O. H. Ger. terjan, terran nocēre.
]
Derived forms
ge-derian, un-deriende
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